Offer Description
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Actively participate in the implementation of the project’s research activities, in accordance with the objectives, work plan and deadlines established by the Project Director.
- Collaborate effectively with members of the research team and ensure delivery of the results undertaken within the project.
- Test innovative electrochemical and hybrid processes for drinking water treatment and wastewater treatment.
- Conduct studies on the integration of specific materials into systems developed for advanced water treatment aimed at water reuse.
- Prepare project-related technical documentation and scientific materials, and contribute to dissemination of results through publications and presentations at specialist conferences.
- Write and defend the doctoral thesis by the end of the project.
Where to apply
E-mail: florica.manea@upt.ro
Skills/Qualifications
- Enrolment as a PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering or a related field.
- Knowledge of drinking water treatment and wastewater treatment technologies.
- Knowledge of the implementation of circular economy / industrial symbiosis principles in the water industry.
- Knowledge of the development of advanced and innovative water treatment processes.
- Advanced proficiency in English.
- Ability to work in a team and meet research project deadlines.
Specific Requirements
A person may occupy a vacant or temporarily vacant position if they meet the following conditions:
a) Hold Romanian citizenship, citizenship of another Member State of the European Union, of a state party to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, or of the Swiss Confederation.
b) Have written and spoken knowledge of the Romanian language.
c) Have legal capacity to work in accordance with Law No. 53/2003 – the Labour Code, republished, as subsequently amended and supplemented.
d) Be medically fit for the position applied for, as evidenced by a medical certificate issued by a family doctor or an authorised healthcare facility.
e) Meet the education, relevant professional experience and, where applicable, other specific requirements of the position.
f) Have no final conviction for offences against national security, public authority or humanity; corruption or offences committed in office; forgery; offences against the administration of justice; or intentional offences that would render the applicant incompatible with the contractual position, except where rehabilitation has occurred.
g) Not be serving an ancillary penalty prohibiting the person from holding the position, practising the profession or trade, or undertaking the activity used in committing an offence, and not be subject to a preventive measure prohibiting the holding of a position or practising a profession.
h) Not have committed the offences referred to in Article 1(2) of Law No. 118/2019 on the National Automated Register of Persons Who Have Committed Sexual Offences, Exploitation Offences or Offences Against Minors, and supplementing Law No. 76/2008 on the organisation and operation of the National Judicial Genetic Data System, as subsequently amended, for the fields specified in Article 35(1)(h).
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
A person may occupy a vacant or temporarily vacant position if they meet the following conditions:
a) Hold Romanian citizenship, citizenship of another Member State of the European Union, of a state party to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, or of the Swiss Confederation.
b) Have written and spoken knowledge of the Romanian language.
c) Have legal capacity to work in accordance with Law No. 53/2003 – the Labour Code, republished, as subsequently amended and supplemented.
d) Be medically fit for the position applied for, as evidenced by a medical certificate issued by a family doctor or an authorised healthcare facility.
e) Meet the education, relevant professional experience and, where applicable, other specific requirements of the position.
f) Have no final conviction for offences against national security, public authority or humanity; corruption or offences committed in office; forgery; offences against the administration of justice; or intentional offences that would render the applicant incompatible with the contractual position, except where rehabilitation has occurred.
g) Not be serving an ancillary penalty prohibiting the person from holding the position, practising the profession or trade, or undertaking the activity used in committing an offence, and not be subject to a preventive measure prohibiting the holding of a position or practising a profession.
h) Not have committed the offences referred to in Article 1(2) of Law No. 118/2019 on the National Automated Register of Persons Who Have Committed Sexual Offences, Exploitation Offences or Offences Against Minors, and supplementing Law No. 76/2008 on the organisation and operation of the National Judicial Genetic Data System, as subsequently amended, for the fields specified in Article 35(1)(h).
Selection process
The candidate’s curriculum vitae must include:
a) Education completed and degrees obtained.
b) Professional experience and relevant previous positions.
c) Research, development and innovation projects in which the candidate has participated.
d) Awards or other recognition of scientific contributions.
e) A narrative description of the three most important achievements relevant to the position – maximum three pages.
(3) The application file shall be submitted electronically to the email address indicated in the recruitment announcement, or in hard copy at the research organisation’s headquarters.
(4) The secretary of the recruitment committee registers the application file, communicates its registration number to the candidate and forwards the file to the committee members in accordance with the organisation’s recruitment regulations.
(5) The secretary checks the completeness of the application file on the day it is received and registered. If it is incomplete, the secretary requests clarification from the candidate, who may complete the file until the application submission deadline.
(6) In carrying out the duties set out in paragraphs (4) and (5), the secretary collaborates with the research organisation’s human resources staff in accordance with its recruitment regulations.
(7) Compliance with the legal eligibility conditions for participation is certified by the legal opinion of the relevant department of the research organisation, following verification by the recruitment committee that the applicable standards have been met, pursuant to Article 15(3).
